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At his first inauguration on March 4, 1861, he said the issue of civil war was not in his hands |
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Just so you know, "The Beginning of the Armadillos" is one of his "Just So Stories" |
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In 1995 Gordon B. Hinckley was ordained as the 15th president of this Utah-based church |
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This Dutch city is home to the Netherlands Supreme Court |
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She marked the official celebration of her 69th birthday by granting 1,055 knighthoods & other honors |
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It's a piece of net or toule attached to a hat that hangs down to cover the face |
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This New York City political boss served in the House of Representatives from 1853-55 |
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Among the members of the Glass family in his stories are Buddy, Seymour, Franny & Zoey |
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The state form of this religion was disestablished in Japan after World War II |
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Australia's largest inland city, it's also the capital |
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In June, Lotus Development Corporation agreed to be taken over by this computer giant |
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His less-pricey 1995 "Ralph" collection featured a French schoolgirl look |
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This Californian received more votes than any other 1994 gubernatorial candidate |
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The collected short stories of this "Ship of Fools" author won the National Book Award & the Pulitzer Prize |
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One of the Five Pillars, or primary duties of Islam, is to fast during this month |
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The Monckebergerstrasse is one of this German port's principal shopping streets |
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A visit to the United States by Lee Teng-hui, president of this country, strained relations with China |
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4-letter synonym for wescot |
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Beginning in 1975 this Democrat served as Massachusetts governor for 12 years |
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"Sredni Vashtar" is a macabre story by Hector Hugh Munro, who wrote under this pseudonym |
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The Trimurti, or trinity of Hindu gods, consists of Brahma, Shiva & this one |
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In 1975 Brazil's first subway system began operating in this city, the country's largest |
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In July, military leaders in this country freed Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest |
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Chanel is credited with making these a fashion item; Lana Turner made them a trademark |
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In 1958 he became the first Democrat elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate from Maine |
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"The Lottery" is the best-known short story by this woman, who wrote the novel "The Haunting of Hill House" |
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The first American consecrated a bishop in St. Peter's Basilica; he became archbishop of New York in 1939 |
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In 1991 Abuja replaced this city as Nigeria's official capital |
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He called himself "a scared little bunny rabbit" while evading capture after being shot down in Bosnia |
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Yves Saint Laurent is YSL, & she's DVF |
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